HEX atlas value

#B3DBB3

#B3DBB3 is a cool green HEX color close to Celadon. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 179, 219, 179, HSL 120, 36%, 78%, has luminance 0.635, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#B3DBB3 Sample readable text

HEX #B3DBB3

RGB rgb(179, 219, 179)

HSL hsl(120 36% 78%)

CMYK cmyk(18, 0, 18, 14)

Luminance 0.635

Contrast Black 13.7:1White 1.53:1

CSS

--color-b3dbb3: #B3DBB3;
.background-b3dbb3 { background-color: #B3DBB3; }
.text-b3dbb3 { color: #B3DBB3; }

Luminance0.635

Black text13.7:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#B3DBB3","rgb":[179,219,179],"hsl":[120,36,78],"cmyk":[18,0,18,14],"luminance":0.635,"contrast":{"black":13.7,"white":1.53}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":13.7,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":1.53,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#F1F8F1","hex":"#F1F8F1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":19.44,"contrastWhite":1.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"]},{"name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.81,"contrastWhite":1.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A6E7A6","hex":"#A6E7A6","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.6,"contrastWhite":1.44,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7DBB3","hex":"#C7DBB3","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.21,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":14.14,"contrastWhite":1.48,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Celadon adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/b3dbb3.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/celadon.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/opal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#DBB3DB","analogous":["#C7DBB3","#B3DBC7"],"triadic":["#B3B3DB","#DBB3B3"],"tetradic":["#B3C7DB","#DBB3DB","#DBC7B3"],"splitComplementary":["#C7B3DB","#DBB3C7"],"monochromatic":["#F1F8F1","#B3DBB3","#74BE74"]}

Variants

{"light":"#F1F8F1","dark":"#74BE74","saturated":"#A6E7A6","desaturated":"#BFCFBF","pastel":"#FFFFFF","neon":"#B8FFB8"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"celadon","name":"Celadon","hex":"#ACE1AF","distance":10.04987562112089},{"slug":"pastel-green","name":"Pastel Green","hex":"#C1E1C1","distance":20.688160865577203},{"slug":"opal","name":"Opal","hex":"#A8C3BC","distance":27.892651361962706},{"slug":"pumice","name":"Pumice","hex":"#BAC0B4","distance":27.910571473905726},{"slug":"ash-gray","name":"Ash Gray","hex":"#B2BEB5","distance":29.086079144497972}]

HEX meaning and use

About #B3DBB3

#B3DBB3 is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #B3DBB3 is visually closest to Celadon, a named green color with HEX #ACE1AF.

The RGB channels are 179, 219, and 179, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 120deg with 36% saturation and 78% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, light atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.635, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.05, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text13.7:1AA Pass

White text1.53:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #B3DBB3 needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#00000013.7:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF1.53:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#F1F8F1#000000 text · best 19.44:1#F1F8F1

Pastel Green#000000 text · best 14.81:1#C1E1C1

#A6E7A6#000000 text · best 14.6:1#A6E7A6

#C7DBB3#000000 text · best 14.21:1#C7DBB3

Celadon#000000 text · best 14.14:1#ACE1AF

Generated Palette

#B3DBB3#B3DBB3

#DBB3DB#DBB3DB

#C7DBB3#C7DBB3

#B3DBC7#B3DBC7

#F1F8F1#F1F8F1

#74BE74#74BE74

Color Harmonies

#DBB3DB#DBB3DB

#C7DBB3#C7DBB3

#B3DBC7#B3DBC7

#B3B3DB#B3B3DB

#DBB3B3#DBB3B3

Variants

#F1F8F1#F1F8F1

#74BE74#74BE74

#A6E7A6#A6E7A6

#BFCFBF#BFCFBF

White#FFFFFF

#B8FFB8#B8FFB8

Nearest Named Colors

Celadon#ACE1AF

Pastel Green#C1E1C1

Opal#A8C3BC

Pumice#BAC0B4

Ash Gray#B2BEB5

#B3DBB3

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #B3DBB3

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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